Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in Georgia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$69,854
after federal, FICA and Georgia tax
Tax takes
$22,596
24.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,239
Georgia costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Georgia — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$92,450
Kept after tax
$69,854
Worth in national money
$72,239
State rank
23
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Georgia pays this job around $92,450 at the midpoint, 23 of 46 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 492 occupations Georgia reports, this job comes in at 85 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Georgia does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $92,450 you keep $69,854, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $72,239 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $112,050, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For medical scientists, except epidemiologists the Georgia median is $92,450, ranking 23 of 46 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Medical scientists, except epidemiologists ranks 85 of 492 occupations by median in Georgia, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Georgia income tax, retained pay for medical scientists, except epidemiologists on $92,450 is $69,854. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $72,239 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $112,050 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,640 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $92,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $208,000 |
| This salary | $92,450 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Georgia | $69,854 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $73,869 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,777 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $86,744 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,218 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Georgia earn under $92,450 and half over. The published range runs $61,640 at the tenth percentile to $208,000 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Georgia the take-home figure of $69,854, from $92,450, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 85 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $72,239 uses one figure for the whole of Georgia. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 85.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in Georgia, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,640 to $208,000; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Georgia is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $69,854 from $92,450. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 85 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $72,239, worked from $92,450, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Georgia address, on work sitting at 85 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $112,050, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,640 at the bottom tenth to $208,000 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Georgia sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $72,239 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Georgia's own levy, $69,854 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Georgia is $112,050. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,640) and the ninetieth ($208,000) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Georgia's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $72,239 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $69,854 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Georgia income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.